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Two Britons were on board an Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed shortly after take-off from the Lebanese capital Beirut, it has been confirmed.The Boeing 737 bound for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia fell into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire with 90 people on board.At least 21 bodies have been recovered, and there has been no news of anyone surviving the crash.The Foreign Office said one British national and one with dual nationality were on board Flight ET409.A British RAF helicopter, based in Cyprus, has joined the Lebanese authorities’ search-and-rescue operation.A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “Our thoughts are with the families of all those involved in this tragedy.”No further details about the two people would be released until next of kin had been informed, the spokeswoman added.Passenger listEthiopian Airlines said there were 82 passengers and 8 crew on board the flight.The passenger list included two Britons, 51 Lebanese, 23 Ethiopians, and one person each from Canada, Fran
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VATICAN CITY - “Avatar” is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster for flirting with the idea that worship of nature can replace religion — a notion the pope has warned against. They call the movie a simplistic and sappy tale, despite its awe-inspiring special effects.”Not much behind the images” was how the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, summed it up in a headline.As the second highest-grossing movie ever, “Avatar” is challenging the record set by Cameron’s previous movie “Titanic.”Generally it has been critically acclaimed and is touted as a leading Oscar contender.Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Evo Morales, has praised “Avatar” for what he calls its message of saving the environment from exploitation. But the movie also has drawn a number of critical voices. Some American conservat
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The world’s largest software company unveiled a range of touchscreen netbooks - so-called “slate computers”, but not a much rumoured tablet computer which was said to pose a serious challenge to Apple’s much-anticipated iSlate device, which is expected to be announced later this month.Source: YahooMichael Gartenberg, analyst at research house Interpret, said Microsoft’s “slate” computers were “too large for the pocket, too small to do work on.“It’s a ‘tweener device not optimised for anything,” he wrote on Twitter.Mr Ballmer said 2009 had been a year of “unprecedent economic turbulence”, but that he was excited about prospects for the coming year.“This industry really stayed focused and continued to invest, work hard and bring new technology to the market place we really made an impact on people’s lives around the world,” he said.“From the largest screen on the wall to the smallest screens in people’s pockets, we are delivering the entertainment people
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U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker yesterday ruled that cameras will be allowed in the courtroom when the case challenging Proposition 8 (Perry v. Schwarzenegger) begins. The trial is set to start Monday, January 11. The court proceedings will be made available via YouTube hours after they occur but a live broadcast will be available at several federal courthouses, including the 9th Circuit courthouse in Pasadena.”This certainly is a case that has sparked widespread interest,” said Judge Walker, adding that the importance of the issues in the case merit “widespread distribution.”In December of 2009 the 9th Circuit Judicial Council, the policy arm of the federal courts in nine states, including California, voted in favor of experimenting “with the dissemination of video recordings in civil non-jury matters.””We hope that being able to see and hear what transpires in the courtroom will lead to a better public understanding of our judicial processes and enhanced confidence in the ru
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The Hills star reached a plea agreement on Thursday with Los Angeles prosecutors in which the misdemeanor driving under the influence charge she received following her October arrest was dropped in exchange for a no contest plea to one count of misdemeanor “exhibition of speed,” People reported.The 23-year-old was sentenced to three years informal probation and must complete a 12-week alcohol education program, attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week for eight weeks, and pay a fine, according to People.Pratt was arrested around 3:45AM on October 18 in Hollywood after attending a birthday party for former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! participant Holly Montag at L.A. nightclub Empire.In November, she pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor DUI charge and said she would voluntarily enroll in a 30-day residential rehabilitation facility, however her lawyer said she never went.”Ms. Pratt voluntarily sought help from a doctor regarding substance issues but the doctor recomm
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Lil Wayne emerged as a top-selling musician known for his clever wordplay and risque lyrics, but like rappers before him, he’s staring down a year behind bars at the peak of his career.The artist returned to his hometown of New Orleans for a performance Monday on what he’s calling his farewell tour.”I’m nothing without you,” he told the screaming crowd of thousands of fans at the New Orleans Arena after opening the concert with “A Milli,” which last year earned him a Grammy for best rap solo.The 27-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty in October to a weapons possession charge and will be sentenced Feb. 9. His plea deal calls for a year in jail.The charge stemmed from a 2007 traffic stop of his tour bus in New York when authorities said they smelled marijuana, and as they approached, he tossed aside a bag with a loaded .40-caliber handgun.In a separate case, he also faces trial in March on felony drug possession and weapons charges in Yuma County, Ariz. More
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Source: Freebase”The Oprah Winfrey Show,” an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey’s production company said Thursday night.Winfrey plans to announce the final date for her show during a live broadcast on Friday, Harpo Productions Inc. said, bringing an end to what has been television’s top-rated talk show for more than two decades, airing in 145 countries worldwide and watched by an estimated 42 million viewers a week in the U.S. alone.A Harpo spokeswoman declined to comment Thursday on Winfrey’s future plans except to say that “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will not be transferred to cable television.Winfrey is widely expected to start up a new talk show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a much-delayed joint venture with Discovery Communications Inc. that is expected to debut in 2011. OWN is to replace the Discovery Health Chann
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Washington Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit is set to play late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in new film, ‘Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story,’ it has emerged.Filmmaker Krishna Shah will direct the film, which will be released in two parts.The first part will come up at the end of 2011 and part two about seven or eight months later.Shah mentioned that the film would be multilingual.”It will be in Hinglish,” Variety quoted him as saying.He added: “It’s such an exciting, dramatic story. The canvas of her life is too big to be contained in one film.”The filming is set to kick start in India in April next year.Some parts of the film will also be shot in the U.S., U.K. and Russia.Shah has apparently been writing the script for 23 years.When asked about the budget he replied: “It’s bigger than ”Paranormal Activity” and less than ”Avatar’.
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There are truly no words to describe how phenomenal Stephanie Seymour looks at age 41. The former supermodel has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, Playboy, and Victoria’s secret catalogs, and now she’s conquering Vanity Fair’s December issue as well. While she may be dealing with divorce drama, this nude pic shot by photographer Mario Testino is truly the sweetest revenge.Don’t call Demi Moore a cougar! The 47-year-old actress earned the moniker after she began dating Ashton Kutcher, 16-years her junior, but Moore says she would rather be called another name.”I’m certainly not the first person to be in a relationship with a younger man, but somehow I was plucked out as a bit of a poster girl,” the actress gripes in the December issue of W magazine. “I don’t know why that is. But I just kind of step back sometimes and say, ‘There is some reason, and what is it that I have to share in a positive way?…I’d prefer to be called a Puma.Red-hot actress Demi Moore sizzle
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A still from the latest Twilight film called New Moon starring (from left) Mike Newton (Michael Welch), Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) & Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner)Here are ten things you never knew about the hit series:* The actors need to remain pale, so their contracts reportedly include a “stay out of the sun” clause for the duration of the shoot.* The first Twilight film, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, took over $70 million worldwide and was the top debut ever for a film directed by a woman.* Two of the songs in the first film, Never Think and Let Me Sign, were recorded by Robert Pattinson.* The author, Stephenie Meyer, says that the idea for the book came to her in a dream.* Stephenie Meyer made a cameo in the first film, as a woman who orders a vegetarian sandwich in the diner.* The location of Forks, Washington was decided upon when Meyer googled the parts of the US which have the most rain.* The name Edward Cullen is a mix of Stephenie Meyer’s love of classic heroes of Engli
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